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people had or felt that they had opportunities or did not have opportunities, and what role it was that government played in those outcomes. that is what really put me on the path to public policy. so i pursued public policy both at occidental college, where i went to school as an undergrad, and also you see-berkeley where i pursued public policy -- also you see -- also uc-berkeley. that was really what shape my interest in public policy. >> where you place yourself on the local political spectrum? the left or right? supervisor chu: i know a lot of folks want to put a person in the position where they call you left, progressive, moderate, whatever category that might be, and i think it really depends on the issue. generally, i am a very practical legislator. i like to look at what the impacts of legislation would be before voting on it, so i think, depending on the issue, you could move around, and i think that should be the way that most people think, which is, "let's consider the facts of legislation before you actually consider it, irrespective of what spectrum it comes from." >> what did you l
people had or felt that they had opportunities or did not have opportunities, and what role it was that government played in those outcomes. that is what really put me on the path to public policy. so i pursued public policy both at occidental college, where i went to school as an undergrad, and also you see-berkeley where i pursued public policy -- also you see -- also uc-berkeley. that was really what shape my interest in public policy. >> where you place yourself on the local political...
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narrator: because original infrastructure investments were frequently subsidized by the federal government, water pricing was often calculated without accounting for the initial cost to build the systems. we made major investments in assets in the '50s, '60s, and '70s. and for the first 40 years of that pipe, there really may not have been many maintenance requirements. we're past that period now. narrator: water pricing based only on day-to-day operation, and not on planning for maintenance and eventual upgrades has resulted in a considerable repair and replacement backlog. allbee: on a national scale, if you looked at what we're spending now, and you looked at the additional investment requirements over the next 20 years, there's a $540 billion difference. man: so one of the greatest challenges is to reflect true value pricing. so that the citizens and businesses that rely on water and wastewater infrastructure systems are actually paying for it. narrator: cities and municipalities across the united states are now facing this funding gap, between projected revenue and projected expenses,
narrator: because original infrastructure investments were frequently subsidized by the federal government, water pricing was often calculated without accounting for the initial cost to build the systems. we made major investments in assets in the '50s, '60s, and '70s. and for the first 40 years of that pipe, there really may not have been many maintenance requirements. we're past that period now. narrator: water pricing based only on day-to-day operation, and not on planning for maintenance...
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oberstar: the federal government has let down municipalities. the first investment under the '72 clean water act was to deal with the biggest waste streams. and after a period of six or seven years, to then go to municipalities under 250,000 population. but that was just about the time when the federal government converted to a loan program. so smaller-sized communities have had to deal with repayable loans. a larger cost on a smaller tax base, and, arguably, less affluent communities. man: sewickley township is a rural farming community, however, herminie itself would be considered to be the downtown area of the township. it's the agways, the auto-parts store, the bank. it's your typical small-town village. man: people think that rural areas are pristine and perfect and everybody has a nice, simple life. that's, uh, not exactly the situation here. when you come into town in the summer, you know you're coming to herminie. woman: the aroma in 90-degree days... can sometimes just want to knock you over. woman: we have water. we have power, we have
oberstar: the federal government has let down municipalities. the first investment under the '72 clean water act was to deal with the biggest waste streams. and after a period of six or seven years, to then go to municipalities under 250,000 population. but that was just about the time when the federal government converted to a loan program. so smaller-sized communities have had to deal with repayable loans. a larger cost on a smaller tax base, and, arguably, less affluent communities. man:...
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. >> i'm tired of government governing by gimmicks. >> reporter: the senate hasn't pass ad budget in almost four years. >> the last time they pass ad budget the ipad hadn't been introduced. >> reporter: paul ryan will draft the budget with deeper cuts. that's a carrot to get conservatives to go along but some still want to see cuts first. >> will not vote to raise the debt ceiling unless significant efforts are made to fix the under lying problems. >> reporter: senate democrats hint theology pass a budget but not soon. >> approach that when we need to. >> reporter: the white house says even in short term the president will sign pinpoint >> the debt ceiling ought not to be a political football. >> reporter: this republican retreat with one last tanned if they can't compromise lawmakers' paychecks could take a hit. what's still not known is if this is temporary passing this budget and this extension of the debt limit. if it's temporary we could still see a credit downgrade. >> we hope that does not happen. tracie potts in washington, d.c., thanks you. >> jill kelley is peaking out for
. >> i'm tired of government governing by gimmicks. >> reporter: the senate hasn't pass ad budget in almost four years. >> the last time they pass ad budget the ipad hadn't been introduced. >> reporter: paul ryan will draft the budget with deeper cuts. that's a carrot to get conservatives to go along but some still want to see cuts first. >> will not vote to raise the debt ceiling unless significant efforts are made to fix the under lying problems. >>...
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tomorrow house republicans are expected to pass a bill that will allow the government to borrow money to pay its bills for the next few months. and the debt limit deal demands democrats in the senate do something they haven't done in four years: pass a budget. >> the last time the senate has passed a budget, the ipad wasn't even invented yet. >> one of the first items on president obama's to do list is to finalize the next phase of the draw-down of u.s. troops in afghanistan. also on the president's radar, comprehensive immigration reform and a push for congress to pass tighter gun control laws. >>> and it's election day in israel, and it appears prime minister benjamin net yaw >> will get another term in office. voters headed to the polls today. even among his opponents netanyahu is considered the best man to lead his country. no matter the outcome, the u.s. approach to the palestinian conflict won't change. >>> the big easy is getting ready for the world stage and having the niners and ravens playing in the super bowl isn't just great for the fans. it's actually really, really good
tomorrow house republicans are expected to pass a bill that will allow the government to borrow money to pay its bills for the next few months. and the debt limit deal demands democrats in the senate do something they haven't done in four years: pass a budget. >> the last time the senate has passed a budget, the ipad wasn't even invented yet. >> one of the first items on president obama's to do list is to finalize the next phase of the draw-down of u.s. troops in afghanistan. also...
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are giving up demands for deep spending cuts in exchange for approving an increase to how much the government can borrow. the move keeps the u.s. from defaulting on its debt for the first time in american history. if the approved, the bill would require both chambers of congress to pass a budget or the congress will not get paid. >>> there was a time when the 49ers made a habit of play-off runs to the super bowl but it's been a while. the last trip in 1995 almost two decades ago. cbs 5 reporter mike sugerman reminds us what it was like to be a 9er fan back then. >> i just loved every minute of it. >> reporter: 9er fans celebrated super bowl xxix wearing glasses as big as this. actually they will be celebrating wearing the same big glasses. they came back over 18 years. back then we had a democratic president who enjoyed shooting guns and killing ducks. >> we all shot them with weapons, i might add. >> reporter: they showed off the latest gear at macworld 1995 which included some advanced games. yosemite sam was big. as were the computers you played it on. maybe you were typing email on aol ab
are giving up demands for deep spending cuts in exchange for approving an increase to how much the government can borrow. the move keeps the u.s. from defaulting on its debt for the first time in american history. if the approved, the bill would require both chambers of congress to pass a budget or the congress will not get paid. >>> there was a time when the 49ers made a habit of play-off runs to the super bowl but it's been a while. the last trip in 1995 almost two decades ago. cbs 5...
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government run it over classified material. in the case of collateral murder, voters even asks for a copy. two of their employees had been killed. the army said it was classified. it turns out, there was already a transcript of this in a book that was written by a pulitzer- prize winning author. and the army since admitted it was not classified. so you have to ask yourself, what kind of games is the army playing with the classification? it is one of the things that the bradley manning case brings out. this radical over classification of things that keeps us from seeing what is going on. >> you begin the film in the 1980's in australia. >> it's called the wank worm attack. it is one of the first examples of the computer attack against nasa. there were a lot of anti-nuclear activists met were concerned about a project that would blow up and rain down on earth. just before launch this computer message pops up in the nasa computers that says wank, worms against nuclear killers, and then there is a lyric from midnight oil, and then
government run it over classified material. in the case of collateral murder, voters even asks for a copy. two of their employees had been killed. the army said it was classified. it turns out, there was already a transcript of this in a book that was written by a pulitzer- prize winning author. and the army since admitted it was not classified. so you have to ask yourself, what kind of games is the army playing with the classification? it is one of the things that the bradley manning case...
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they come with their hope, and we are their hope. >> reporter: the turkish government is building another camp, which can take up to 3,000 refugees. but scott, that's not much comfort to the more than 40,000 syrians who are stranded along that border. >> pelley: a two-year war with no end in sight. thanks very much. an inauguration day controversy when we come back. [ male announcer ] this is sheldon, whose long day setting up the news starts with arthritis pain and a choice. take tylenol or take aleve the #1 recommended pain reliever by orthopedic doctors. just two aleve can keep pain away all day. back to the news. [ male announcer ] in blind taste tests, even ragu users chose prego. prego?! but i've bought ragu for years. [ thinking ] wonder what other questionable choices i've made? i choose date number 2! whooo! [ sigh of relief ] [ male announcer ] choose taste. choose prego. the boys use capital one venture miles for their annual football trip. that's double miles you can actually use. tragically, their buddy got sacked by blackouts. but it's our tradition! that's roughing the card
they come with their hope, and we are their hope. >> reporter: the turkish government is building another camp, which can take up to 3,000 refugees. but scott, that's not much comfort to the more than 40,000 syrians who are stranded along that border. >> pelley: a two-year war with no end in sight. thanks very much. an inauguration day controversy when we come back. [ male announcer ] this is sheldon, whose long day setting up the news starts with arthritis pain and a choice. take...
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the legislation would give the government in of broad leeway to meet three months worth of obligations. the gop is dropping their instance for now. a debt limit increase can come with spending cuts. this bill will avoid a potential first ever before on the nation's payment and debt obligations at least through may. it also contains a provision that slaps at the senate, the provision will withhold pay for house and senate members if there chamber does not pass a federal budget. the senate has not passed a budget bill of over four years. >> next on kron 4 morning nils. chicago firefighters are busy this morning. a third of his department has been battling this mass of fire overnight. will have details coming up. >> we're also keeping a close eye on the radar this morning. when was showers hit your neighborhood? we will check in with air connects.erica nexxt. for the new mattress models, but sleep train's huge year end clearance sale ends sunday. get beautyrest, posturepedic, even tempur-pedic mattress sets at low clearance prices. save even more on floor samples, demonstrators, and close
the legislation would give the government in of broad leeway to meet three months worth of obligations. the gop is dropping their instance for now. a debt limit increase can come with spending cuts. this bill will avoid a potential first ever before on the nation's payment and debt obligations at least through may. it also contains a provision that slaps at the senate, the provision will withhold pay for house and senate members if there chamber does not pass a federal budget. the senate has...
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they want government to create angequal playingfield at least a professional field and ask government to set up standards. >> congressman sam farr. what is the number of your district. >> used to be 17th. now it's the 20th. >> our guest in studio your calls welcome and your questions 866-55-press. so as you mentioned, some of the republicans in leadership, they are not happy with the president. here is mitch mcconnell complaining, congressman, that the president didn't reach out. >> i think the president's inaugural address was disappointing in that it was basically a liberal agenda directed at an american we still believe is center-right. i don't think that's a great way to start off a second term if your idea, here, is to achieve bi-partisan solutions. >> bi-partisan. so this is a guy who said day one of the president's term in office, in 2009, our one goal is to prevent him from getting a second term. now he is complaining the president is not reaching out. >> he got a second term and he called on the voices to unite. and those voices are republican voices. there are a lot of proce
they want government to create angequal playingfield at least a professional field and ask government to set up standards. >> congressman sam farr. what is the number of your district. >> used to be 17th. now it's the 20th. >> our guest in studio your calls welcome and your questions 866-55-press. so as you mentioned, some of the republicans in leadership, they are not happy with the president. here is mitch mcconnell complaining, congressman, that the president didn't reach...
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hundreds of throughs preparers are in honker have to register with the federal government or passion tests. low income households could be vulnerable to dishonest preparer whose promise large refunds. lowe's is looking for 45,000 seasonal workers and adding 9,000 permanent employees. investors are not feeling too bad with a five year high on the dow after earnings from mcdonald's, google, regarding the debt ceiling. papa john is offering a free large pizza to customers who correctly call the coin toss for the game, which is the biggest sales day of the year, the chicken counsel says 1.2 billion wing portions will be eaten over the super bowl weekend. >> now 5:24 on this wednesday morning. good news as you head outside, not as chilly as it has been in the morning. >> also news, and i am just curious why we have "spare the air" and sprinkles of rain today? >> it was interesting. i thought the same thing when they issued the spare spay day -- they issued the "spare the air" day, but the cold air could be locked in the valley and they are afraid the air will not vent if you have a fire i
hundreds of throughs preparers are in honker have to register with the federal government or passion tests. low income households could be vulnerable to dishonest preparer whose promise large refunds. lowe's is looking for 45,000 seasonal workers and adding 9,000 permanent employees. investors are not feeling too bad with a five year high on the dow after earnings from mcdonald's, google, regarding the debt ceiling. papa john is offering a free large pizza to customers who correctly call the...
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wednesday, house republicans are expected to pass legislation allowing the government to pay the bills for the next few months. republicans made clear that it was not the right thing to do, to play chicken with the full faith and credit of the united states. >> reporter: but this debt limit deal demands democrats in if senate do something 97 not done -- they have not done in nearly four years: pass a budget. >> we clearly near a budget. there hasn't been a budget in three and a half years. the debt has gone up $5 trillion since we had a budget in the senate. >> reporter: the g.o.p. initially wanted to use a vote on the debt limit to force democrats and the president to agree to more spending cuts. randall pinkston, cbs news, washington. >>> earlier in this newscast, we showed you a 49ers fan who tattooed his love for the team in vallejo tonight. now let's introduce you to nez adrian. he is the reno tattoo artist who incorporated colin kaepernick. he had kaepernick as a can vice since 2008 when he played for the university of nevada. adrian's customer base has grown with every 49ers win
wednesday, house republicans are expected to pass legislation allowing the government to pay the bills for the next few months. republicans made clear that it was not the right thing to do, to play chicken with the full faith and credit of the united states. >> reporter: but this debt limit deal demands democrats in if senate do something 97 not done -- they have not done in nearly four years: pass a budget. >> we clearly near a budget. there hasn't been a budget in three and a half...
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the libyan government. so i saw firsthand what ambassador pickering and former chairman mullen called "timely and exceptional coordination." no delays in decision-making no denials of support from washington or from our military and i want to echo the review board's praise for the valor and courage of our people on the ground especially the security professionals in benghazi and tripoli. the board said the response saved american lives in real time and it did. the very next morning, i told the american people that heavily-armed militants assaulted our compound. and i vowed to bring them to justice. and i stood with president obama in the rose garden as he spoke of an act of terror. it's also important to recall that in that same period, we were seeing violent attacks on our embassies in cairo tunis khartoum as well as large protests outside many other posts where thousands of our diplomats served. >> she's doing good! >> i ordered a review around the world with particular scrutiny for high-threat posts. i a
the libyan government. so i saw firsthand what ambassador pickering and former chairman mullen called "timely and exceptional coordination." no delays in decision-making no denials of support from washington or from our military and i want to echo the review board's praise for the valor and courage of our people on the ground especially the security professionals in benghazi and tripoli. the board said the response saved american lives in real time and it did. the very next morning, i...
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the potential for the federal government to shut down. i think many people underestimate the significance of the federal government as a part of, you know, what drives the u.s. economy. melissa: so what could they be doing you think to make things better? what could turn things around from a trucking perspective? >> i think in recent history, anytime our leaders here in washington make, you know, get a decision made, even if it is not what everybody likes or agrees with, the more certainty there is in the business community, the more likely we are to see investment and people making plans about moving forward. i mean i think it is too early to tell how consumer sentiment and consumer behavior is going to be impacted by the, by the tax increases. i mean everybody saw the 2% hit on the payroll tax expiration, what, a little less than 1% on the health care costs. so, we just don't know yet. that impacts us directly because we move a the of retail goods by truck. melissa: but, you know a lot of people out there think that the economy is getti
the potential for the federal government to shut down. i think many people underestimate the significance of the federal government as a part of, you know, what drives the u.s. economy. melissa: so what could they be doing you think to make things better? what could turn things around from a trucking perspective? >> i think in recent history, anytime our leaders here in washington make, you know, get a decision made, even if it is not what everybody likes or agrees with, the more...
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the legislation would give the government enough broad leeway to meet three months worth of obligations. the gop are dropping their instance, for now. a debt limit increase come with spending cuts. this bill will avoid a potential first ever in the fall on the nation's payments and debt obligations at least through may. it also contains a provision that slaps at the senate, the provision will withhold pay from house and senate members if the chamber does not pass the federal budget. the senate has not passed the budget bill in four years. i guess not it will have some incentive. >> san francisco police have arrested a suspect in connection with a deadly shooting earlier this week. seth myers is suspected of shooting daniel colon and another man early monday morning on naples street. that is in the city of crocker amazon neighborhood. colon died at the same. the other victim was taken to the hospital and is expected to survive. >> an investigation is under way after a san francisco muni bus hit a woman in the city's mission district. this happened just before 930 yesterday morning when m
the legislation would give the government enough broad leeway to meet three months worth of obligations. the gop are dropping their instance, for now. a debt limit increase come with spending cuts. this bill will avoid a potential first ever in the fall on the nation's payments and debt obligations at least through may. it also contains a provision that slaps at the senate, the provision will withhold pay from house and senate members if the chamber does not pass the federal budget. the senate...
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the legislation would give the government of barley way to me three months for the obligations. >> the gop is dropping their insistence for now. the debt limit increase, spending cuts. this bill will avoid a potential first ever default on the nation's favorite and debt obligations at least through may. it also contains a provision that slaps at the senate, the provision witll withhold pay for house and senate members that their chamber does not pass a federal budget. the senate has not passed a budget bill in four years. i guess now they will not get paid if they do not. >> a top general caught up in the petdreeaus scandal has been cleared of allegations that he wrote potentially inappropriate e- mail. the defense department found the allegations against general john allen were unsubstantiated. >> allen had been accused of sending the e-mail to jill kelly. kelly is the woman as action led to the fbi investigation that will live of cia director david petreaus affair with biographer paul brought you can't move the tv there. yuh-huh. we have the wireless receiver. listen. back in my day,
the legislation would give the government of barley way to me three months for the obligations. >> the gop is dropping their insistence for now. the debt limit increase, spending cuts. this bill will avoid a potential first ever default on the nation's favorite and debt obligations at least through may. it also contains a provision that slaps at the senate, the provision witll withhold pay for house and senate members that their chamber does not pass a federal budget. the senate has not...
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. >> reporter: on monday, the afghan government replied. likening this fighter machine's weapons to computer games gives the taliban a propaganda victory. in a statement, the taliban responded, calling him a coward and accusing him of developing a mental problem in his four-month tour of duty. now the prince compares this war to his games. he's supposed to be made of better things. the british press is panning the prince. one paper calling him a royal misfit. another telling harry to guard his tongue and learn how to speak more like royalty. well, after stopping at a base in cyprus to decompress and have a few beers, he's on his way back home to face the music. meanwhile, fearing a revenge attack, security officials are scrambling to keep harry safe. >>> time for the weather and sam champion. sam, you're still outside? >> i am. amy, i have great news. temperature's come up to 12 degrees. we came up. we came up a degree. the windchills are going anywhere from 1 below to 4 degrees. that is great, great news. all right, it's not such great new
. >> reporter: on monday, the afghan government replied. likening this fighter machine's weapons to computer games gives the taliban a propaganda victory. in a statement, the taliban responded, calling him a coward and accusing him of developing a mental problem in his four-month tour of duty. now the prince compares this war to his games. he's supposed to be made of better things. the british press is panning the prince. one paper calling him a royal misfit. another telling harry to...
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i don't know. >>> lawmakers in the house are expected to increase the government's ability to borrow money later today. top republicans wanted spending cuts to curb the debt but they've given up on those efforts for now. the debt limit will increase over the next three months, allowing the government to cover financial obligations. so the battle is far from over. >>> political opponents heard fighting words in the president's inaugural address, and insiders are raising their eyebrows over the president's push on climate change. here's white house correspondent jonathan karl. >> reporter: president obama's inaugural speech outlined a boldly liberal vision that congressional republicans declared dead on arrival. >> unabashedly far left of center inauguration speech. obviously it's not designed to bring us together. >> reporter: now that the inauguration is over, what is the president actually going to do? he dedicated more of the speech to climate change than any one issue. >> we will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children a
i don't know. >>> lawmakers in the house are expected to increase the government's ability to borrow money later today. top republicans wanted spending cuts to curb the debt but they've given up on those efforts for now. the debt limit will increase over the next three months, allowing the government to cover financial obligations. so the battle is far from over. >>> political opponents heard fighting words in the president's inaugural address, and insiders are raising their...